Where does “dictamnus” come from?

dictamnus (English) comes from Latin dictamnum, from Ancient Greek δίκταμνον, from Ancient Greek Δίκτη — Mount Dicte; Mount Dikti, Crete, Greece.

dictamnus (English): A suffrutescent plant of the genus Dictamnus, with strong perfume and showy flowers

Definitions

  1. A suffrutescent plant of the genus Dictamnus, with strong perfume and showy flowers

Ancestry of “dictamnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindictamnumfraxinella, dittany; accusative singular of...
2Ancient Greekδίκταμνονdittany
3Ancient GreekΔίκτηMount Dicte; Mount Dikti, Crete, Greece
Every word from Ancient Greek Δίκτη →Every word from Ancient Greek δίκταμνον →Every word from Latin dictamnum →